There’s something undeniably captivating about abandoned places—like stepping into a world frozen in time, where ghosts might photobomb your selfies.
This collection of cool pictures from the r/urbanexploration page on Reddit showcases the eerie beauty of deserted spaces that Mother Nature is slowly reclaiming. From ghost towns to crumbling churches wrapped in ivy to dusty old theaters where the audience is now just echoes of the past, each image tells a story of decay mixed with a strange, stark beauty.
So grab your flashlight (or your spectral detector, if that’s more your vibe) and join us on this photographic journey. You’ll see places that have been forgotten by most but remembered through the lens.
1. Abandoned Church In The Woods
2. Abandoned Party Mansion Deep In The Maryland Forest
3. Frozen Staircases Of Abandoned Soviet Residential Buildings In A Ghost Town Beyond The Arctic Circle
4. Abandoned Schoolhouse In Southern Idaho With Blossoming Lilac That Has Long Outlived The Building
5. This Is One Of The Most Beautiful Bathrooms In An Abandoned Chateau
6. Aqueduct, Arkadia
7. I Dragged My Friend Along To An Adventure In The Tokyo Stormwater System. He Was Impressed
8. Walking Through A Train Tunnel To Reach An Abandoned Mining Town
9. Abandoned Cable Cars in the Mountains in Southern Utah
10. Free Alcohol In Abandoned Supermarket
11. Found This In New Orleans
12. Old ammo storage bunkers in the Netherlands
13. “Colored Only” City Pool, Filled In
14. I Had To Bribe A Guy To Access An Incredible Abandoned Water Park In Vietnam
15. Abandoned Houses With Beautiful Sunset
16. Abandoned Olympic Village (1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games)
17. One Of Many Waterfalls Under Manchester, UK
18. Abandoned Historical Palace In Portugal
19. Abandoned Church In Italy Overtaken By Plants
20. Abandoned Hospital, The Oculus
21. I Drove Over 1,000 Miles This Weekend To Visit An Abandoned Mine. It Was Worth It
22. This Throne Made Of Human Remains In The Forbidden Catacombs Of Paris
23. Abandoned Mall In Bangkok
24. Found Inside Of An Abandoned Historical Landmark Hospital With Power
25. Old Train Abandoned Deep In The Mountains
26. Abandoned Hungarian morgue
27. A Mental Health Hospital In Scotland
28. The Lobby Of A Closed Down Motel On Route 66
29. Nature Taking Over A Pool In An Abandoned Mansion
30. Abandoned Middle School, Massachusetts
31. Abandoned zoo near Detroit
32. Abandoned Amusement Park In The Mountains
33. Abandoned House In The Republic Of Karelia, Russia
34. The Interior Of A Power Station Cooling Tower
35. Abandoned Presidents Heads In A Rural Virginia Field
36. Discombobulated
37. Abandoned Mansion That Belonged To A Former Corrupt Police Chief Of Mexico. His Yearly Salary Was $1300
38. Found In The Desert Outside Of Roswell, New Mexico
39. Bennett School For Girls In Millbrook, NY. It’s Been Closed Since 1978
40. Abandoned Mansion: Northern Ontario, Canada
41. Found In A Car In An Abandoned Fairground
42. Abandoned beer in an abandoned church
43. Abandoned funeral home
44. Amazing Talent
45. I Found This In An Abandoned House
46. A Warning At The Entrance To An Abandoned Asylum
47. Inside Of An Abandoned Bank
48. Abandoned Hospital from 1800s – USA
49. An Artists Abandoned Mansion In The Mountains Pt.2
50. Abandoned Trains In Pennsylvania
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